Street Cleaning and Litter The accumulation of litter in the village is worsening, despite efforts of individuals and groups who organise occasional ‘blitzes’. Could a rota of volunteers be organised to solve the litter problem? If you would like to help, please contact Cllr Selwyn Lewis on 830186. If sufficient people come forward a meeting will be arranged and a rota drawn up. Friends of Bridge Wild Flower Project Good news: the Project has been awarded a grant of £904 by the Lottery Commission. Friday, April 20th, saw Bridge and Patrixbourne school out planting the first phase of the wild flower project on the recreation ground. They worked hard all day - digging, hoeing, weeding and planting under the direction of Councillor Barbara Beinder, Year 3 teacher Jen Lewis and Matt Hayes from the Kentish Stour Project, to create an area for wild flowers to grow - and to encourage biodiversity, support of native plants, small To contact the Council Please write, telephone or email the Parish Clerk: Christobel Seath Bridgeford House, Brewery Lane, Bridge, CT4 5LF 01227 831085 email: clerk@bridgevillage.org.uk Bridge Parish Councillors Ann Edmonds Chairman, Affordable Housing Footpaths, Parish Forum 01227 830795 ann@bridgevillage.org.uk John Hill Vice-Chairman, Rural Area Member Panel Planning, Affordable Housing 01227 830215 johnh@bridgevillage.org.uk Colin Beesty Recreation Ground, Mill Centre, BVST Bridge School, Teen Shelter 07989 495202 colin@bridgevillage.org.uk Barbara Beinder Village Hall, Recreation Ground 01227 830514 barbarab@freeuk.com John Corfield Recreation Ground, ACRK 01227 830976 johnc@bridgevillage.org.uk Mark Esdale Affordable Housing, Village Hall Youth Group, Police Forum, 01227 832740 mark@bridgevillage.org.uk Mervyn Gulvin Recreation Ground, Mill Centre, BVST Allotment Association, Nailbourne Group 01227 830881 mervyn@bridgevillage.org.uk Selwyn Lewis Planning, Trees, Police Forum 01227 830186 selwyn@bridgevillage.org.uk Terry Wilmshurst Planning, KAPC 01227 830310 terry@bridgevillage.org.uk BRIDGE Parish Council Caring for the village Summer 2007 Newsletter In this issue: Extraordinary meeting of the Parish Council 7.30 pm Thursday 24th May 2007 Bridge Village Hall • To decide the Council’s response to the application by the Red Lion for an entertainment licence for music and drinking until 1.00 am. • To decide the Council’s .response to the 20 minutes parking restriction in Western Avenue. Affordable Housing Project exhibition 3.00 - 7.00 pm Thursday 24th May 2007 Bridge Village Hall. Both meetings open to anyone to attend New Parish Council signed in mammals and other fauna. By the end of a tiring day, the area was complete and marked out to stop people inadvertently walking over the new planting. Bridge village web site Visit the web site for village news, information, agendas & minutes of Council and Planning meetings www.bridgevillage.org.uk Next Parish Council meeting 7.15 pm Planning Committee 7.30 pm Full Council Thursday 14th June 2007 Bridge Village Hall - All welcome Affordable Housing Project Exhibition 3.00 - 7.00 pm Thursday 24th May 2007 Bridge Village Hall At the exhibition the plans of the proposed housing will be on display and staff from the Southern Housing Group will be on hand to ex-plain how to register your interest and to get on the housing list and any other information you may require. Everyone who is interested in the Affordable Housing Project is invited to attend to learn more of how this scheme will operate after the Parish Council has established the occupancy criteria. Then Council will hand responsibility to the Trust set up with Canterbury City Council to be managed and administered by the Southern Housing Group.. Your City Councillor Congratulations to John Ander-son on being re-elected as our Canterbury City Councillor. John can be contacted on 01227 830260 Your Parish Councillors There being nine seats on the Parish Council and nine nominations, no election took place. The previous Councillors are joined by Terry Wilmshurst. Colin Beesty Barbara Beinder John Corfield Ann Edmonds Mark Esdale Mervyn Gulvin John Hill Selwyn Lewis Terry Wilmshurst Your Parish Clerk Christobel Seath Extraordinary meeting of the Parish Council 7.30 pm Thursday 24th May 2007 Bridge Village Hall This meeting has been arranged to agree the Parish Council’s response to the application from Punch Taverns, the owners of the Red Lion public house, for an entertainment licence that would, amongst other items, extend music/ dance entertainment and the sale of alcohol on and off the premises until 1.00 am on Fridays and Saturdays. Come to the meeting to find out more and express your views. Copies of the Application are on the village notice boards and are available from the Parish Clerk. Objections must be submitted to the City Council before 30th May 2007. The Canterbury City web site www.canterbury. gov.uk has details of how to object. It makes it clear that the only grounds for objection are on the basis of: • the prevention of children from harm; • public safety; • the prevention of crime and disorder; • the prevention of public nuisance. —— There will also be discussion of the proposed 20 minutes parking restriction in Western Ave.